A smile can trick your brain into thinking you are happy #shorts

Did you know that even a fake smile can change your neurochemistry and boost your mood? Let me tell you more about that. According to a study published in journal Experimental Psychology, researchers found that a smile can trick your brain into thinking you're happy. It has to do with the muscle movements in your face, triggering a series of chemical changes in your brain that produce feelings of happiness. To conduct this study, researchers asked 120 participants to put a pencil between their teeth to hold their muscles in their face in a simulated smile. And so what they did is they assessed how they felt before and after holding the pen. Not only did the facial muscles move, but the amygdala, a part of your brain that allows you to feel emotions, responded positively as well. Have you ever heard the quote, fake it till you make it? Well, there may be some rationale to that. According to researchers, this finding has really amazing implications in mental health, where we can start by tricking the brain into thinking it's happy. And then the tricked happy brain can actually create further feelings of happiness to lift depression, improve mood, and to relieve anxiety. So try putting a happy smile on your face. And if it's hard to remember to smile, just grab yourself a pen. Wash it first. But grab yourself a pen and smile for a few minutes a day. I'll see you later.